About this course

As a teacher you talk with your students every day. But is your classroom communication really effective and are you modelling good presentational talk? In this course, delegates will learn how to become more effective in their interactions with students. Participants will also develop their confidence and public speaking skills, with a view to applying these in various professional settings, from staff meetings to conference audiences.

 

This course is delivered by a previous Director of Education at the English-Speaking Union, the world’s leading authority on public speaking.

Course Outcomes:

• Understand the elements of effective communication
• Be able to use a range of presentational talk techniques
• Be able to use strategies to manage anxieties about public speaking
• Understand how to look after the most important teaching tool, the voice

Course Outline:

The elements of effective communication

How effective are we as teacher communicators?

Effective communicators: what do they do?

The secrets of great public speakers

Public speaking and presentational talk techniques

Techniques for effective presentation in the classroom

Techniques for finding your voice as a public speaker

The voice: use it, don’t lose it

Techniques for caring for the voice